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Barracuda Load Balancer. Server Availability and Scalability. Barracuda Load Balancer. Full-featured server load balancing solution Reliable, solid-state hardware Simple setup via intuitive Web Interface Integrated Intrusion Prevention System Advanced Feature Support
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Barracuda Load Balancer Server Availability and Scalability
Barracuda Load Balancer Full-featured server load balancing solution Reliable, solid-state hardware Simple setup via intuitive Web Interface Integrated Intrusion Prevention System Advanced Feature Support Layer 7 Content Routing Windows Remote Desktop Services integration Aggressive pricing
Scenarios Internet Corporate Firewall Switch Server • High traffic Web sites • Any application needing High Availability • Applications on Windows Remote Desktop Services • Customers with multiple Barracuda Spam Firewalls
Scaling the server infrastructure Service 216.129.105.22 Internet Corporate Firewall Barracuda Load Balancer Switch Switch Server Servers • Distributes traffic to multiple servers • Provides High Availability • Layer 7 content routing • Easy scalability • Server health and load checking
Barracuda Load Balancer Benefits EASY TO MANAGE SCALE UP AND SPEED UP AFFORDABLE YET COMPREHENSIVE HIGH AVAILABILITY
Barracuda Load Balancer Benefits EASY TO MANAGE EASY TO MANAGE SCALE UP AND SPEED UP • Quick set-up • Automated discovery of servers • Central management of SSL certificates • Automated IPS updates AFFORDABLE YET COMPREHENSIVE HIGH AVAILABILITY
Barracuda Load Balancer Benefits SCALE AND SPEED UP APPLICATION DELIVERY EASY TO MANAGE SCALE UP AND SPEED UP • Scale applications at layer 4 through layer 7 • Distributes traffic across multiple servers AFFORDABLE YET COMPREHENSIVE • Web servers • Windows Remote Desktop Services • Email servers • Office Communication Services • Others HIGH AVAILABILITY
Barracuda Load Balancer Benefits HIGH AVAILABILITY EASY TO MANAGE SCALE UP AND SPEED UP • High availability clustering • Server health checking (tcp port, ping, SNMP query, http and https URLs) • Last resort server AFFORDABLE YET COMPREHENSIVE HIGH AVAILABILITY
Barracuda Load Balancer Benefits AFFORDABLE YET COMPREHENSIVE EASY TO MANAGE SCALE UP AND SPEED UP • No per user / per server license fees • Handles multiple services simultaneously AFFORDABLE YET COMPREHENSIVE HIGH AVAILABILITY
Deployment Options • Route Path • Recommended for most applications • Barracuda Load Balancer is default gateway for real servers • Bridge Path • Useful when real servers should keep same IP addresses • Virtual IP’s must be on physically separate network from real servers • Direct Server Return • High bandwidth applications – real servers respond directly • Requires installation of loopback adapters on real servers
Summary Enhance scalability and performance of existing applications Add redundancy and health checking Works with existing Web, RDP, or any IP application Easy to deploy Economical